PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug.11, 2022) Lt. Mitch Barry, the ship's first lieutenant, watches fuel lines during a replenishment at sea aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 11, 2022. A RAS delivers food, supplies, fuel, and mail to Marines and Sailors aboard. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Lape)